"Of all the cold-blooded, cruel, barter-and-sale proceedings! Why, father, how--how could you! How could he! I never in all my life--" "Why, Jo, what do you mean?
What's the trouble ?" "If you don't understand I can't make you," she said helplessly.
"Well, I'll be--busted!" observed Mr.Stevens under his breath.
To his infinite relief Sam came in just then, and Mr.Stevens, wondering what he had done now, slipped hastily out of the room.

Mr.
Turner, coming from the bright office into the dim room and innocent of any change in the atmosphere, approached confidently and eagerly to Miss Josephine with both hands extended, but she stepped back most indignantly.
"You need not finish what you were going to say!" she warned him.

"My father has just given me some information which changes the entire aspect of affairs.

I am not a part of a business bargain! I refuse to be regarded as a commercial proposition! I heard something from Mr.
Princeman of what desperate efforts you were making to secure the command, whatever that may be, of the--of the stock--board--of shares in your new company, but I did not think you would go to such lengths as this!" "Why, my dear girl," began Sam, shocked.
"I am not your dear girl and I never shall be," she told him, and angrily dabbed at some sudden tears.

"I never was.